Cover - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	May 10, 2022
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Quarterly Report	true
Document Transition Report	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2022
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2022
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity File Number	000-27569
Entity Registrant Name	AppTech Payments Corp.
Entity Central Index Key	0001070050
Entity Tax Identification Number	65-0847995
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Address, Address Line One	5876 Owens Ave.
Entity Address, Address Line Two	Suite 100
Entity Address, City or Town	Carlsbad
Entity Address, State or Province	CA
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	92008
City Area Code	(760)
Local Phone Number	707-5959
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		16,118,264
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share
Trading Symbol	APCX
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of common stock at an exercise price of $5.19
Title of 12(b) Security	Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of common stock at an exercise price of $5.19
Trading Symbol	APCXW
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ